aww, thanks everyone, your comments are very sweet - i'll be sure to have him read them all!

ScrappySue - honestly, it was the measuring my finger in my sleep bit that brought on the little fit of hysteria. it just seemed so... unreal! we've been together for 12 years now, so the anticipation of marriage had sort of worn off, and then he goes and pulls this impossibly romantic stunt. i just kept laughing and saying "fak off, how did you DO that?! NOOO, you didn't make that. YOU DID?!" (and so on).

Knickertwist - that's hilarious i was starting to think if i ever wanted to get married, i'd have to do the same

Poosel - he WAS nervous! so much so that i thought something was wrong at first! he never gets serious and he was all worried i wouldn't like the ring. it still blows my mind that he MADE it.

Rauni - thanks!

Mandyhello and Radmom - don't worry, i wear the heart facing me! i just flipped it because it looked weird in the photos otherwise.

so i feel a little (*ahem* A LOT) spoiled, but i got my other ring over the weekend! I wear the two rings together. I'm a lucky girl (and not because of the rings...)